70 years plus, what can you tow?

If you passed a driving test in 1958 and drive a motorhome at 3.5 ton, what type/weight of trailer are you/can you tow, if any. Meaning that if you tow any trailer is that allowed? I know you a restricted on weight if you passed you test after 1997 (I think ) but before that date, what are the rules.

I know that you can - at the age of 70 plus- take a medical and drive over 3.5, but that means HAVING to pass a medical every 2 years. But what if you drive at 3.5 ton and then pull a trailer of say 1 ton.

if you dont take the medical you still keep your b+e that allows a vehicle up to 3,500kg towing any weight trailer as long as you dont break the towing units train weight.
you can lower a 7,5ton truck to 3,500gvw . and it keeps the train weight of possibly 11-12 ton .

As far as the majority of drivers are concerned the only entitlement you automatically lose, WITHOUT a medical, at 70 is the C1 and C1+E....3.5t to 7.5t plus trailer.
B+E is unaffected by age.....up to 3.5t plus aANY trailer up to the tow vehicles train weight

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if you dont take the medical you still keep your b+e that allows a vehicle up to 3,500kg towing any weight trailer as long as you dont break the towing units train weight.
you can lower a 7,5ton truck to 3,500gvw . and it keeps the train weight of possibly 11-12 ton .

not really i use a 6,3 ton truck and tow my trailer . at 70 i can lower my truck to 3,500gvw move the axles forward on the trailer to lighten the pin load . still drive the truck and trailer but it wont have the 8,250 train weight restriction of the c1+e it has now . it actually can be 9.8 ton .
i voluntary lowered it so me son can drive it etc .
its only a game .

not really i use a 6,3 ton truck and tow my trailer . at 70 i can lower my truck to 3,500gvw move the axles forward on the trailer to lighten the pin load . still drive the truck and trailer but it wont have the 8,250 train weight restriction of the c1+e it has now . it actually can be 9.8 ton .
i voluntary lowered it so me son can drive it etc .
its only a game .

thats right it wont be an artic but it doesnt matter it can still use the trainweight . b+e doesnt have the same trailer rules as the over 3,500kg gvw vehicles .
it will just be a fifth wheel hitch caravan . just like the american style caravans . hee hee only better as it will still have the bigger overhang over the towing unit .
mind i might not get to be seventy myself . never mind my trailer its an 87 so is getting on already.
mind its possible that if i keep the trailer at the lowered weight of 3,500kg i could still use it as an artic . take a bit of carefull measuring to alter the axles . at the moment it puts 50%of the trailer weight on the pin .
would change the mot status of my truck though .
its a good game this playing with vehicles to suit the rules . ha ha .

thats right it wont be an artic but it doesnt matter it can still use the trainweight . b+e doesnt have the same trailer rules as the over 3,500kg gvw vehicles .
it will just be a fifth wheel hitch caravan . just like the american style caravans . hee hee only better as it will still have the bigger overhang over the towing unit .
mind i might not get to be seventy myself . never mind my trailer its an 87 so is getting on already.
mind its possible that if i keep the trailer at the lowered weight of 3,500kg i could still use it as an artic . take a bit of carefull measuring to alter the axles . at the moment it puts 50%of the trailer weight on the pin .
would change the mot status of my truck though .
its a good game this playing with vehicles to suit the rules . ha ha .

Just thought I would mention, my Transit has a twin axle and I believe it to be a 4.5 ton chassis, the manufacturer has made it into 3.5 ton, so I could, I guess up rate it to the 4.5 ton but, whilst I am reasonable sure I would pass the medical, I really carn be arsed with it. I figure that a trailer would perhaps solve the problem, I could carry the "extra" weight in the trailer.